Outside the Beltway

Questions have been raised about whether it is proper for Elena Kagan to hear the Affordable Care Act lawsuit.

House Democrats are calling on Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from any litigation regarding the Affordable Care Act. It’s a phony argument, but that’s because it has everything to do with politics and nothing to do with legal ethics.

Elena Kagan has announced that she will not participated in the consideration of more than half the cases currently scheduled to be hear by the Supreme Court when it’s new term begins in October.

Elena Kagan may be smiling because her confirmation is assured, but she doesn’t have as much public support as previous nominees.

Not surprisingly, Elena Kagan finished her testimony without giving any real ammunition to the Republicans.

Arlen Specter is struggling with a reason not to vote against Elena Kagan.

George Will has some real questions for Elena Kagan. Too bad nobody’s going to ask them.

Elena Kagan is not telling the truth when she says her politics are “completely separate” from her judging.

The testiest exchange during today’s hearings in the Senate came when Jeff Sessions tried to confront Elena Kagan over military recruiting at Harvard Law School, and failed miserably.

Elena Kagan’s interest in vigorous and open confirmation hearings ended roughly the moment she was sworn in by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Miss yesterday’s opening round of the Kagan hearings ? You didn’t miss much.

As Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearings begin, Senate Republican’s seem to have very little to hold against her.

When it comes to the Supreme Court, most Americans have no idea what they’re talking about.

Mitch McConnell says he’s open to a filibuster of the Elena Kagan nomination, but he has a very limited idea of what a “filibuster” actually is.